In the city
Today we took a Manila adventure. We started with the original walled city, built by the Spanish, called Intramuras. Very cool. I think the neatest thing about it is that there is still so much going on inside the walls--there are schools in old convents, restaurants in old jail cells. And the oldest church in the Philippines is there.
From Intramuras we checked out some of the flea markets in Chinatown (but first we had lunch and I tried ox tongue--not bad!). Craziness. Traffic in Manila is total chaos, and getting in and out of Chinatown was, well, not easily done. From there we hit the complete opposite end of the spectrum--Makati and the Green Belts. High-end everything. Nice--but a far cry from the $1 T-shirts they were selling in Chinatown or at the beach!
Tomorrow I leave for Hong Kong. I can't believe my stay in the Philippines is already over!!! How sad! I've had such a great time with Lille and her family--and friends. To the Boses--THANK YOU!!!
From Intramuras we checked out some of the flea markets in Chinatown (but first we had lunch and I tried ox tongue--not bad!). Craziness. Traffic in Manila is total chaos, and getting in and out of Chinatown was, well, not easily done. From there we hit the complete opposite end of the spectrum--Makati and the Green Belts. High-end everything. Nice--but a far cry from the $1 T-shirts they were selling in Chinatown or at the beach!
Tomorrow I leave for Hong Kong. I can't believe my stay in the Philippines is already over!!! How sad! I've had such a great time with Lille and her family--and friends. To the Boses--THANK YOU!!!
posted by Mer @ 2/27/2007 09:28:00 AM
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